Saturday, October 11, 2008

Last night, Friday, October 10th Team Cruelty got together at Thirsty John's in Palmer, Massachusetts.

No, this was not a group of torturers. Cruelty is a movie about to be filmed in Palmer and Sutton, a fair ride east. Some of the performers were there including the lead, Kristen Zaik. Also there was Monica Green. Kristen and Monica are the impresarios behind the production.

Also there were the Baker Street boys. The members of the team present were co-producer Sean Doyle, Director Joshua Leonard as well as Sound Engineer Jonathan Santarelli. I am surely in trouble as others were there and my memory is not good enough to recall the names.

Taking care of assigning extras was Caitlin Erin O’Hare. Caitlin is coordinating the costumes to be worn during filming.

I got to talk with the couple behind OurFilmSpace.com, Doug and Melinda Kirkpatrick. I hope to interview them for the December 1st issue of the Sturbridge Times. They have actually brought filming to Sturbridge. The Oldbury Hill Webisodes will be up at www.OurTvSpace.com on Halloween.

This blog will keep you posted on the progress of Cruelty.

I apologize to anyone I met and whose name my faulty memory did not retain.

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Why Hollywood in Sturbridge

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has instituted generous tax incentives for movie makers.

If spending requirements are met, there isa 20% tax credit for payroll expenses anda 25% tax credit for production costs.There is also a sales tax exemption onsales to a qualifying motion pictureproduction company.

Sturbridge and environs are at the junctionof the Pike and Route 84, within easy reachof Boston and New York. Bradley Airport isdown the street. There are ample hotelrooms. We have as much Norman Rockwellscenery as any place in the country. Youwant that typical New England town common,we got ‘em.

As an asset, Old Sturbridge Village isunbeatable. No light pollution. No asphalt.The perfect place for any costume drama.

Hollywood in Sturbridge is also abouteverything that makes our region awonderful place. From restaurants toorchards to rail trails and wild spaces.

As movies are, for better or worse,the American High Culture (TV being thelow), film reviews that I've done willappear to no purpose.

About Me

In the Sturbridge Times Magazine, my article byline will be my pen name, Richard Morchoe. It is a variant form of the name Murphy. Ask yourself, has anyone in the Commonwealth ever suggested the problem with Massachusetts is there are not enough Murphys in the Bay State?